Chapter 2- Shopping and the perfect date
Marissa arrived at the pool house about 20 minutes later. "Hey guys, what's up?"
"Seth needs your help to pick out a ring and plan a perfect date." Ryan said as he walked up to Marissa and gave her a small kiss. "Wait, did you say a ring, ohmygod, are you proposing to Summer?" "Yes, but I need help figuring out how I will ask her." "Okay, we need to go shopping."
Marissa drove the boys to South Coast Plaza, and went into a jewelry store. Right away she saw the perfect ring. It was a diamond with tanzanite on each side. Seth bought it and they began to plan what he was going to do on their date.
Seth had called Summer and told her that he would pick her up at 7:00. Seth pulled up to her house at 6:58. He rang the doorbell and Summer answered. She was dressed in a black mini skirt, a light pink tank top, and black high heeled shoes. "Hi," he said amazed at how beautiful she looked. "Hey," she said back. "You look great." "Thanks, so where are we going?" "It's a surprise, are you ready?" "Yup, let's go." He took her hand and led her to the Range Rover. He opened her door for her and walked to the driver's side. They drove to the docks and Seth led Summer to the boat. It was the first time she would see the 'Summer Breeze' he hoped she would like it.
"The 'Summer Breeze'? How long have you had this?" She asked in amazement that someone cared for her so much they named a boat after her. "A few years, do you like it?" he replied. "It's amazing." He helped her onto the boat, where a picnic basket was waiting. He began to sail, and then found a nice spot to have their moonlit picnic. It wasn't exactly romantic food, but she thought the gesture was nice. He had hamburgers and soda. He had lit a few candles on the boat. A few minutes into when they were eating Summer started to talk. "Cohen, I have something to tell you." "Okay, go ahead." "I have always been afraid of getting to invested in a relationship, I never wanted to end up like my parents. I always run away from guys that are getting too close. With you I haven't run away. I feel safe. I think what I am trying to say is, I love you, Cohen." He stared at her, happy to know that she felt that way. 'Now is the perfect time to ask' he thought. "Summer, I love you too." They both leaned in and kissed, after what seemed like forever, Seth pulled away. "I've been thinking about the baby. I want to make sure that you know I will always be there for it, and you." He pulled out the small blue box from the ring. "Will you marry me?" She sat there for a moment, still in shock; finally she got enough strength to say a small 'yes'. Seth slid the ring on her finger and leaned over to kiss her. "Now how are we going to tell everything to our parents?" Summer asked as they both began to eat again. "I was thinking, you can tell your dad, and we can both tell my parents." "Why?" she asked. "Because your dad hates me, but my parents like you." "Okay, I'll tell him tomorrow then come over to your house."
The next day, Seth was sitting on his bed waiting for Summer to come over. Suddenly the doorbell rang. Kirsten answered it, to find Summer standing on the other side, sobbing, her face full of tears. "Hey sweetie, come in. What's wrong?" "Is Seth home?" she replied. "Yeah, he is in his room." "Thanks." Summer walked up to Seth's room and walked in. "My dad kicked me out of the house." She said, still sobbing. He walked over to her then brought her over to sit on the bed. "What happened?" he asked. "He said that having a pregnant teenager would ruin his reputation, and then he told me to leave. I still have to go back and get my stuff, but I have to find a place to stay first. I can probably stay with Coop." Seth was shocked, "you should stay here, but we still need to tell my parents." "Okay, when do you want to tell them?" "I think we should do it now." "Okay"
Kirsten and Sandy were in the kitchen when Seth and Summer found them. Summer wasn't crying as hard now. "Is everything okay?" Kirsten asked. "We need to tell you something, Summer is pregnant," Seth said quietly. "What?!" exclaimed both Sandy and Kirsten. "And we are getting married," Seth continued. "Are you okay Summer?" asked Kirsten. Summer just shook her head. Seth began to explain, "Her dad kicked her out. Can she stay here for awhile?" "Of course, Seth we'll talk to you later. Take Summer to get her stuff and then bring her back here." Kirsten was the only one talking, Sandy was still sitting with his jaw dropped in shock. While Seth took Summer to get her stuff, Sandy and Kirsten were going to figure out a punishment for Seth, but they decided he wouldn't be punished. Especially since he was doing the right thing standing by Summer and marrying her.